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2007 California Golden Bears Basketball Preview

The Golden Bears from California (16- 17 overall, 6- 12 Pac-10),
a team that was hampered by numerous injuries last season, tied
for eighth in the conference. The team of coach Ben Braun (202-
138 in 11 years with California and 535- 373 in 30 years) was
not invited to the NCAA tournament and will be missed in our NCAA
basketball picks. They had participated the year before when they
won 20 games.

From the foul line, this club was tops in its conference, shooting
.769 from the charity stripe. They also proved to be skilled ball
handlers, turning the ball over only 11.7 TPG, which ranked them
second in the Pac- 10. However, big problems in both scoring and
scoring defense hampered the club as the Bears finished seventh
in both categories, knocking in only 69.5 PPG and allowing 69.1
PPG.

Senior center DeVon Hardin (10.7 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 49.4 FG%), who
could have been a round-one NBA pick this season, decided to come
back for a final year. That’s great news for college
basketball betting and the Golden Bears. Forward Ryan Anderson (16.3 PPG,
8.2 RPG, 47.6 FG%), who was fine in his frosh season, is a solid
perimeter shooter who can play the boards. Look for junior Theo
Robertson (8.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 45.1 FG%) to be the starting small
forward. That is if he can come back on time from hip surgery.

Unfortunately for the Golden Bears and college
basketball lines,
guards Ayine Ubake (13.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 4.3 APG) and Omar Wilkes
(9.9 PPG, 1.6 APG) are both gone. Ubake was a massive scorer. The
backcourt may be occupied by two sophomores—Jerome Randle
(6.5 PPG, 2.8 APG) and Patrick Christopher (5.2 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 46.4
FG%). Point guard Randle, who must mature in terms of decision-making,
is one of the fastest players in the Pac-10. At shooting guard,
Christopher has the potential to become a point machine.

Here’s the skinny— when you bet
on college basketball,
this team is improved by the mere fact that they are healthy and
have a whole lot of experienced players back. But the California
Golden Bears are in a conference that has improved greatly. They’ll
have to show that they’re
sound at both guard positions and work hard to finish in the money.

2007-08 NCAA Basketball Previews

Here are the 6
major conferences as well as a mid major preview for the 2007 season.

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